ARTH 1440 - 4th Century Christian Art
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Junius Bassus | 359; sarcophagus; central image of Christ, flanked by Peter and Paul; images of sacrifice; mixes old and new testament; associated with aristocratic and elite burials |
| Asiatic sarcophagus | late 2nd c; classical and hellenistic framework; inscription on the top to tell who is buried within and what year |
| throne | in Imperial Roman art of the Christian period; shows one figure of the most importance raised above the rest |
| Christ seated | 350; dressed as a classical Roman figure; youthful man with Greek hair; models of teachers and philosophers were used in creating this image |
| Old St Peters | basilica, Rome, 319; public church constructed after the acceptance of Christianity; first of its kind |
| New St Peters | constantine's; long aisles; narthex; beman; and a public gathering area |
| Nave | the longest center aisle in a church |
| Narthex | the entrance room where people can gather before the service |
| Beman | public gathering area that is closer to the altar; functioned element of the building; used to filter pilgrims through their worship of the altar |
| Basilica Nova | 315, of Constantine; where the emperor would display and present himself to the public; construction enforced the role of the emperor as leader of the church |
| Images of Christ | replaced imperial images and that of Constantine |
| Santa Sabina | Rome, 422-432; arrangement of architectural elements; using Corinthian columns; Christianity= a local and Roman tradition |
| Santa Costanza | mausoleum of Costanza, Constantine's daughter; after death, turned into a church; circular, centralized architecture |
| Funerary | type of architecture that is centralized |
| Longitudinal | public and church architecture is this type |
| Ambulatory | an aisle that goes around the center of the building to allow for veneration and pagan worship |
| Geometry | seen as heavenly perfection; similar to Roman imperialistic art |
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